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importance to the islanders,
often being given as gifts. In Samoa, it is
called siapo, and in Niue it is hiapo. In Hawaiʻi, it is
known as kapa. In Rotuma, a...
- a 'ie toga with fine mats (finely
woven textiles of pand**** leaves) or
siapo (tapa cloth)
pounded from
paper mulberry or wild
hibiscus bark. The Samoans...
- 'ie toga and
decorated bark
cloth siapo while men give
woodworking items and red feathers. Bark cloth,
called siapo in
Samoa (similar to the
Fijian tapa...
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became renowned for its
siapo mamanu, a form of
barkcloth art. At the
center of this
thriving tradition was a
group of
women siapo makers who not only supplied...
- Highway,
Poblacion San
Roque Elementary School — San
Roque Siapo Elementary School —
Siapo Sra.
Ascion Elementary School (formerly Calo ES) — Sra. Ascion...
- Proto-Polynesian
reconstructed word *
siapo, with
cognates including Niue, Tongan, and
Marquesan hiapo; and
Samoan and East ****unan
siapo. The term for
barkcloth beater...
- Proto-Polynesian
reconstructed word *
siapo, with
cognates including Niue, Tongan, and
Marquesan hiapo; and
Samoan and East ****unan
siapo. The term for
barkcloth beater...
- was a
master siapo (tapa cloth)
maker and teacher. Sven
Ortquist was a
master wood carver.
Reggie Meredith-Fitiao is an
expert in
siapo and professor...
- and whales. The
exhibit also
contains a 6-foot (1.8 m) by 6-foot (1.8 m)
siapo which was made by
college students as well as an ʻenu
basket woven with...
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Samoan textile artist.
Pritchard is
widely credited with
reviving the art of
siapo, the
Samoan version of tapa,
handmade cloth created by
pounding the bark...
